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But past performance is no guarantee of future results Number 1 The poet Robert Burns once said something about
但過往表現并不能確保未來結果 第一點 詩人羅伯特.彭斯曾經提到
The Best-laid plans of mice and men ganging aft agley, whatever "agley" means A more contemporary philosopher, Forrest Gump said something similar about life and boxes of chocolates
"老鼠和人所訂最周詳的計劃 都往往出錯" 一位更當代的哲學家 阿甘 則提到過人生和巧克力之間的相似性
And not knowing what you are going to get They were both right Life is amazingly unpredictable
你無法知道下一塊將會是哪種 他們都是正確的 生命確實難以預料
Any 22-year-old who thinks they knows where they will be in 10 years much less in 30 is simply lacking imagination
一個22歲的人 如果說自己知道10年 甚至30年后 自己會在哪里 我只能說他缺乏想象力
Look what happened to me A dozen years ago I was minding my own business teaching Economics 101 in Alexander Hall
看看我身上都發生過什么 十幾年前 我還在亞歷山大會堂 專注于教好經濟學入門課程
And thinking of good excuses for avoiding faculty meetings Then I got a phone call In case you are skeptical of Forrest Gump's insight
琢磨著如何找到好的借口 避免參加教職工會議 然后就有人打電話給我了 如果你不相信阿甘的見解
Here's a concrete suggestion for each of the graduating seniors Take a few minutes the first chance you get and talk to an alum participating in their 25th, or 30th, or 40th reunion
我可以給你提出一條具體建議作為佐證 有機會的話 花幾分鐘時間找某位 參加自己25周年 30周年 或40周年慶的校友談談
